I asked my daughter, who was at the game, for her impression of the situation. Here's what she said:
The UK fans were cheering when Tebow was first hit, which was detestable. I agree a penalty should have been called on the player that hit him and was dancing around afterward. However, after he was down for a while I got the impression it was the Florida fans cheering "Let's go Tebow" and then later just "Tebow" to show their support and encourage him to get up. It was a very scary situation indeed. I hope he is okay! Have a great day! On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Ken Kirkley <[email protected]> wrote: > No blame on the coaches for this. It was a freak injury that could have > happened at any time. You have our first road game after a lackluster game, > the team needed to continue to improve. Maybe the coaches didn't like some > of the reads Tim was making or maybe Tim and his competitive desire demanded > to be in the game. I put no blame on the coaches for this. > > I do have a cople of questions though. After Tim was down, on TV they > showed the KY player dancing around like he had just been named homecoming > queen - why no penalty? Also, the Miami Herald article stated that the > whole stadium was chanting "Lets go Tebow" as he was down. On TV, and I > watched it again this morning, it sure didn't sound like that - instead > sounded like they were cheering the fact he was down. Did anybody else catch > that? > > *Ken K* > *MNGator* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:59 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Re: TT > > It could have happened in the first quarter, but it didn't. It happened > with under four minutes in the third quarter, and a 31 - 7 lead. > > I saw no need for him to still be in the game at that point, particularly > since he had been sick before the game. Same for Spikes, with his achilles > problem. > > Certainly, there is a risk of injury on every snap, so once the game is in > hand, you weigh the benefit of having him in versus the potential cost. With > him in and 18:57 left in the game, we could have beaten Kentucky by 38 or > more. Without him, we beat them by less. > > Is it worth it? I don't think so. Particularly, as Darlene pointed out, > that was a perfect opportunity to get Brantley some quality snaps in an SEC > road game. > > Meyer supposedly studies statistics and is very analytical. So the question > remains: is it worth the potential risk? I didn't think so before the > injury, and still don't. > > Go Gators!!!! > > Get Well Tim!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "[email protected]" > *Date*: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:40:07 -0400 > *To*: <[email protected]> > *Subject*: [gatortalk] Re: TT > > Yep...very well said! > > Now...to all the second-guessers who think he shouldn't have played in the > second half......in Coach Meyer's, it's "silly, nonsense". This injury could > have happened in the first quarter itself. > > Lets keep praying for Tim! > > -BadMan > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Cecilia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Well said. I have to say, as a mom, it brought tears to my eyes to see >> his >> parents standing there. I can imagine what was going through his mama's >> head. >> >> Cee >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "03GatorMom" <[email protected]> >> To: "GatorTalk" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:34 AM >> Subject: [gatortalk] TT >> >> >> > >> > It hurt so much to see Tim laying on the ground like that in >> > yesterday's game. To see him put himself physically into a game week >> > after week the way he does is amazing, and inspiring. As a >> > quarterback he could so easily hand off or throw the ball and just >> > slip into the background while the play continues. I have yet to see >> > him do this. He continues to run, tackle, hit - whatever he can do to >> > make a play happen even after it is "out of his hands"! What happened >> > in the Kentucky game was bound to happen sooner or later, but this >> > young man Tebow, this player who brings out the best in everyone >> > around him including his opponents; this was more than devastating. I >> > have been praying for him on and off all night, I know God has much >> > more planned for his life, on and off the field. Superman may have >> > been down, but he is not out! We love you Tim, God bless you as you >> > continue to seek His direction for your life! >> > >> > > >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
